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Eliminating Sharp Ends

With the growing popularity of polyester based strings, a hazard exists with the tag end of the knots. Most of us trim the string with diagonal pliers (side cutters) which will leave a sharp edge on each side of the cut. If you or the player should brush this trimmed end across your finger (or other body parts) a moderate to fairly severe scratch is possible. A simple way to avoid this, is to slightly mash the trim cut across the sharp ends with pliers that have a flat blade. This smoothes out the sharp edges, thus preventing a scratch or cut.

5 packs of Unique Tourna Grip (3 sets per pack) to:

Bill Thompson, MRT, Farmville, VA

From the February 2005 issue
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